Emergency-horseshoe.



G. J. EXT ERKAMP.

EMERGENCY HORSESHOE. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 28. 1912.

WITNESSES awr etzzmmmp Patented Jful 16, 1912.

I INVENTOR.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE EXTERKAMP, OF- COVINGTON, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF '10 JOHNA. THOBE, 0F COVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

EMERGENCY-HORSESHOE.

1 To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. EXTER- .KAMP, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residmg at Covingtom in the county of Kenton and State ofKentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEmergency-'Horseshoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention-relates to new and useful improvements'in emergencyhorseshoes'and comprlses essentially a creeper attachment adapted to befastened to a shoe when upon the hoof of the animal and comprises asimple and efficient device of this nature having various details ofconstruction and combinations and arrangements of arts which will behereinafter fully described, shown in theac'companying drawings, andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a bottom view of my invention shown as applied to a horseshoe. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is adetail perspective view of one of the clamp plates removed from theshoe. F'g. 4: is a detail view of one of the sectional grip blocks whichcooperate with the clamping member to hold the latter upon the shoe.Fig. 5 is a sectional View showing a modification, and Fig. 6 is an endView.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates 'a horse shoeand B, B designate creeper or clamp membersextending partially the length of the shoe, preferably less than halfits length, and each is curvedto conform to the curvature of the shoeand has a calk flange B extending its entire length and terminating atits inner end in a shoulder which contacts.with the upper surface of theshoe. Said creeper member is'provided with threaded openings for thereception of the removable calks D and is also provided with transverseapertures F. Angular grip blocks, designated by letter H, are I providedwhich have wings H engaging 5 overthe under surface ofv each clamp orspecification of Letterslatent. Application filed March 28, 1912. SerialNo. 686,890.

Patented July 16, 1912.

creeper member and each is provided with a'shoulder I adapted to restupon the under surface of the shoe, while the upper end of each gripmember is slightly curved and engages over the inner edge of the shoe,as shown clearly in'the sectional View of the drawings. Each grip blockis provided with a vertical recess K and adjustably held within saidrecessis a clamping member N, its upper angled end engaging over theyupper edge of the shoe and the shank portion of the clamping member Nhas an elongated slot N therein through which a bolt 0 passes which alsopasses through the registering apertures-in the creeper member and alsosaid grip block. A nut O is fitted to the end of the bolt and bearingagainst the clamping member N serves to hold the parts securely inplace.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings, I have shown a slight modification of themeans for holding the creeper or clamping member upon the shoe and whichconsists of a single grip block S which is of the general shape of thegrip block H, and which is held to the creeper member by means of a boltT. In

this form, it will be noted that the auxiliary adjustable clampingmember is dispensed with.

By the provision of an emergency horse shoe or creeper made inaccordance wlth my invention, it will be noted that a simple ande'flicient device is alforded which may be easily and quickly attachedto a horse shoe when secured to the hoof of the animal and alsoremovable calks upon the creeper her, an adjustable clamping memberengagf ing the'inner edge of the horse shoe, and a bolt passing throughsaid adjustable clamping member, grip block and creeper member, as setforth.

' 2. An emergency horse shoe comprising a creeper member having a.flangeand engag ing the under "face and outer marginal edge of the shoe andapertured, anangled gripping block engaging the inner edge of the horseshoe and under surface of said member, said block having a recess in'the up right portion thereof, a clamping" member movable in said recessand adapted to'engage the inner edge of the horse shoe, and means forholding'said clamping member in an adjustable position, as set forth.

} 3. An emergency horse shoe'oomprising a creeper member having a flangeand engaging the under face and outer marginal edge 4 of the shoe andapertured, an angled grlpping block engaging the inner edge of the horseshoe and under surface of said member; said block having a recess in theup passing through said slot, block and creeper member as set forth. Intestimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

GEORGE JQ EXTERKAMP. Vitnesses:

' E. R. RIoAnD, -OARROL M. NARRABA.

